Crime & Safety

Missing Sarasota Man Found In Martin County: Police

Andrew Mastors, 88, was found just after 1 a.m. on Thursday, police said.

Updated Thursday at 9:20 a.m.

SARASOTA, FL — Police have ended the search for an elderly man who went missing in Sarasota Wednesday afternoon.

Andrew Mastors was found safe near Stuart in Martin County just after 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sarasota police said in a news release. The 88-year-old had been last seen at his home on Maggie Lane around 1:30 p.m.

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Sarasota police detectives picked him up and brought him back to Sarasota.

Andrew Mastors, 88, was found early Thursday. (Sarasota Police Department)

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